Firefighter Training
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Entry Level Driver Operator Pump Part II (Pumping)
The 18- hour ELDO Part II course will provide a new driver-operator with the knowledge and information needed to operate a fire pump in a basic mode on the fire ground. The student will receive instruction on the parts of a fire pump and operation. Participants will develop a working knowledge of the different components located on a pump panel and be able to explain and properly work each component. This course will also train the student to pump at the correct engine pressures during fire ground operations. The student will learn how to supply water at the correct pressures to the different nozzles and appliances carried on the fire apparatus. The targeted audience is individuals who expect to be appointed to driver/operator-pumper duties on their respective fire departments. Courses when taken in sequential order, are designed to provide the new pumper operator with the information needed to comply with the minimum pumper operator training requirements as specified in Comm 30.08, employment standards (2) in Wisconsin Administrative Code, Department of Commerce, Chapter Comm. 30, Fire Department Safety and Health.
This is the pump operations portion of the Entry Level Driver / Operator training. Class to meet at Three Lakes Fire Department on Tuesday and Thursday evenings July 16,18,23, 25 and 30, 2024. Class times are 6 to 10 pm.
Fire Fighter Skills Review
The Fire Fighter Skills Review courses prepares students for the Certified Practical Exam.
This is a practice day for Certified Fire Fighter I exams. This course is NOT state-funded, tuition is due with registration at least 3 business days in advance
Firefighter 1 Cert Part C
This 36 hour course prepares participants to be able to perform firefighting functions at a minimum nationally recognized level under direct supervision (WI DSPS 330.14 (2)). The targeted audience is individuals whom have completed the minimum firefighting training requirements as specified in SPS 330.08, Minimum training and education standards, Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Chapter SPS 330, Fire Department Safety and Health Standards, and desire, or are required, to increase their knowledge and skills-base to the next level.
This course, when taken in addition to Entry Level Firefighter Part A, Part B, and Hazardous Materials Operations is designed to provide the Firefighter I candidate with the additional information needed to meet the job performance requirements (JPRs) defined in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2019 Edition.
Candidates who successfully complete Entry Level Fire Fighter Parts A, B, C and Hazardous Materials Operations shall have met the requirements defined in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, Chapters 5.2 through 5.5 and the job performance requirements defined in Chapter 5, Core Competencies for Operations Level Responders, Chapters 6.2 and 6.6., mission-specific competencies: product control, of NFPA 472, and are eligible to take the Wisconsin Technical College System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) Certified Fire Fighter I skills and written exams.
This is the 36 hours in addition to the 60-hour Entry level fire training required to be eligible for state certification (in addition to Hazmat Ops) Class will meet on Monday and Wednesday evenings as outlined in the syllabus with a Saturday practical lab on the Rhinelander Campus. Textbook for the class is the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, Fourth Edition Jones & Bartlett. ISBN 9781284151336 (Includes textbook and Navigate Access) There is no tuition fee for those students affiliated with a fire department and successfully complete the class.
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